Obama sets in motion U.S. pullout from Afghanistan

Obama sets in motion U.S. pullout from Afghanistan

Obama sets in motion U.S. pullout from Afghanistan

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:00 AM PDT

WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama announced steps for a phased pullout of 100,000 troops from Afghanistan to end a costly war launched after the September 11, 2001, attacks and switch the focus to the troubled U.S. economy.

Illegal assembly will tarnish Malaysia's good image - analysts

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:18 AM PDT

The organiser of the illegal assembly set for July 9, is hell-bent in tarnishing Malaysia's image as a nation blessed with peace, harmony and prosperity, according to several political analysts.

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Taliban says U.S. troop plan symbolic, warns of more bloodshed

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:56 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban said on Thursday a U.S. plan to withdraw 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year was only symbolic and that more serious steps were needed "to stop this pointless bloodshed".

Quarter of Australia sex assault victims children

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:42 PM PDT

More than 25 percent of all sex assault victims in Australia last year were children aged between 10-14, data released Thursday showed.

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India, Pakistan to hold peace talks

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:40 PM PDT

India and Pakistan are to hold talks on peace and security issues Thursday, part of efforts to stabilise South Asia as the United States prepares to draw down troops from Afghanistan.

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Ministry to liberalise more services sub-sectors

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:36 PM PDT

The government is looking to further liberalise the services sub-sectors to woo more foreign direct investments (FDIs), said Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir.

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VIDEO: Alexander the Great statue stokes EU row

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:21 PM PDT

A 22m statue of Alexander the Great in Skopje has stoked a bitter 20-year-old row between Macedonia and Greece, potentially delaying Macedonia's efforts to join the EU and Nato.


Accused Boston crime boss "Whitey" Bulger arrested

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:25 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the run for 17 years, the accused Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger and his longtime girlfriend were finally caught in California by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday.

Afghan drawdown looms over Petraeus CIA hearing

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:25 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General David Petraeus faces a Senate grilling on the faster-than-expected drawdown in Afghanistan when he appears on Thursday for his confirmation hearing to become the next CIA director.

Over 4,000 workers on strike in S. China: report

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:20 PM PDT

Thousands of workers at a South Korean-owned factory in China's industrial heartland have gone on strike to demand better pay and working conditions, a report said Thursday.

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Dedication on Father’s Day

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:17 PM PDT

Whether the paintings are good or not is unimportant. What is significant is that the children enjoy drawing and derive happiness and creativity from the activity.

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Beethoven's Symphony

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:17 PM PDT

Instead of denying the legitimacy of the rallies and street marches, it is better to manage and guide. It will bring a positive effect to the authorities' images.

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VIDEO: Suu Kyi message for US Congress

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:48 PM PDT

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has addressed the US Congress for the first time, via a video message.


VIDEO: Campaigners highlight plight of widows

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:47 PM PDT

Thursday sees the first ever UN International Widows' Day, aimed at highlighting the plight of women all over the world who have lost their husbands.


VIDEO: Obama cuts US troops in Afghanistan

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:03 PM PDT

President Obama has announced the withdrawal of 10,000 US troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2011 and a further 23,000 by September 2012.


VIDEO: University protests lead to deaths in Peru

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:14 PM PDT

Students and police in Peru have clashed during demonstrations against the building of a private university in the central town of Huancavelica.


Sarah Palin says jury duty comes before bus tour

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:54 PM PDT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said on Wednesday she was pausing her "One Nation" bus tour to answer the call of jury duty and denied media reports her much-hyped multi-state jaunt had been cut short.

Indonesia bars workers travelling to Saudi after beheading

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:54 PM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia, which has come under fire from abroad for its use of the death sentence, has decided is to bar its citizens from Saudi Arabia to work after an Indonesian maid was beheaded for murdering her Saudi employer.

Man jailed for rape charged with another similar offence

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:16 PM PDT

A man serving time for rape was produced in the Sessions Court here today on charges of raping and sodomising a 19-year-old student at a cemetery in Hulu Selangor two years ago.

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PM fields questions over One FM radio

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:16 PM PDT

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, accompanying by his son Ashman, spent more than an hour at the One FM radio station today replying to several questions from listeners over the "Morning Kaki" programme.

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